Lord’s is set to have 20,000 empty seats at this week’s specially dedicated Jubilee Test match between England and New Zealand, according to the Telegraph. Test cricket returns to the famous ground to kick off England’s summer, with new captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendan McCullum beginning their reigns.
But England’s new era is set to take place in front of a less than capacity crowd, with ticket sales dwindling across all five days of the match. Members of the England supporter group the Barmy Army have blamed high ticket pricing for the lack of interest.
Chris Millard, managing director of the Barmy Army told the Telegraph: “We do not get tickets at Lord's as a group, but speaking to a lot of people who go every year they have been put off due to price and the cost of living crisis."
